On the motherboard there are two length adjustment holes for the M.2 SSD. Select the proper hole
for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and nut.
8) M.2 (M.2 Socket 3 Connector)
The M.2 connector supports M.2 SATA SSDs and M.2 PCIe SSDs and support RAID conguration through the
Intel
®
Chipset. Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set either with an M.2 SATA
SSD or a SATA hard drive and can only be used to build a RAID set with UEFI. Refer to Chapter 3, "Conguring
a RAID Set," for instructions on conguring a RAID array.
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Use a screw driver to unfasten the screw and nut from the motherboard. Locate the proper mounting hole
for the M.2 SSD to be installed and then screw the nut rst.
Step 2:
Slide the M.2 SSD into the connector at an angle.
Step 3:
Press the M.2 SSD down and then secure it with the screw.
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When installing different types of M.2 SSDs (including SATA SSDs, PCIe x4 SSDs, and PCIe x2 SSDs), be
sure to refer to the supported congurations in the tables below according to the operating mode of your
SATA controller (AHCI mode or RAID mode).
• AHCI mode:
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express -
SATA SSD
r
a a a a a
a a
-
PCIe x4 SSD
a a a a a a
a a
-
PCIe x2 SSD
a a a a a a
a a
-
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
• RAID mode:
SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA Express SATA Express -
SATA SSD
r
a a a a a
a a
-
PCIe x4 SSD
a a a a a
r
a a
-
PCIe x2 SSD
a a a a a
r
a a
-
No SSDs
Installed
a a a a a a
a a
-
a: Supported, r: Not supported.
Connector
Type of SSD
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